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Identical twins:one with anti-glomerular basement membrane glomerulonephritis,the other with systemic lupus erythematosus.
BMC nephrology - 20 Dec 2013
Liu Xiaoxia, Wu Yu, Yang Yuan, Wang Jue, Tao Ye, Fu Ping, Hu Zhangxue
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BACKGROUND: Anti-glomerular basement membrane (GBM) glomerulonephritis and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are both disorders of the immune system; however, they are known as distinct diseases. Till now no clinical evidence suggests the genetic relationship between these two diseases. Herein, we present two identical twins; one was diagnosed as anti-GBM glomerulonephritis, the other SLE. This is the first...
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